branch of the year clashes with the branch of the day), Month Breaker days (the branch of the month clashes with the branch of the day), and Personal Clash Day (the branch of the couples' years of birth clash with the branch of the day). There are other inauspicious days, such as the "Four Extinct and Four Departure Days", the Impoverish or No Wealth days; the couple is allowed to decide for themselves if they are to eliminate these days, as well. From that point, the couple may eliminate further dates with the 12 Day Officers method. Advanced couples even eliminate dates by the stars (or energy) that influence the day. Roman Catholic Although the Catholic Church does not have particular auspicious dates, because of numerous feast days and penitentiary periods, restrictions on marriage during certain spans of time during the year used to be in place. April was favored because of the prohibition during Lent and the promise of a holiday brought by Easter. It was additionally favored because the following month, May, was because of its continual dedication to the Virgin Mary. A 1678 almanac summarizes the prohibited dates for marriage as such: "Marriage comes in on the 13th day of January, and at Septuagesima Sunday it is out again until Low Sunday, at which time it comes in again, and goes not out until Rogation Sunday; from whence it is unforbidden till Advent Sunday, but then it goes out, and comes not in again till 13 January next following." Scottish culture Like nearly all of the other cultures, Scottish culture considers May an unlucky month. 3 May is a particularly unlucky date for a wedding. 1 January, on the other hand, is the luckiest day of the year for any novel experience because of the introduction of the New Year. Irish culture Unlike Scottish culture, the Irish believe the year’s final day is particularly auspicious for weddings, although the Feast of the Holy Innocents (28 December) is unlucky for any occasion. English culture In addition to their consideration of St. Joseph’s Day’s unluckiness, along with 17 December, "English common law forbids marriages between Rogation Sunday and Trinity Sunday." Marriages that were scheduled between those two dates required dispensations. Ancient Roman culture Among the ancient Romans, the month of June was particularly auspicious, due to its affiliation with the goddess Juno; it was supposedly derived and sacred to